Game Design 2 (2010): Lecture 1 - Overview
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An overview of the Glasgow Caledonian University class Game Design 2 for 2010. Sorry for the poor quality of the audio recording.
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Game Design 2 (2010): Lecture 1 - Overview
- 1. Game Design 2 Lecture 1: Game Interface Design
- 2. Important Stuff • 20 credits • 50% Coursework • 50% Exam (2 hr) • Coursework given out around week 5* • Will be using Adobe Flash CS3 for labs. • http://www.comu346.com • @comu346 *probably
- 3. Who are we? • Dave Wood • Expert in Digital Design • http://internalexternal-2010.blogspot.com • dave.wood@gcu.ac.uk
- 4. Who am I? • David Farrell • CS @ Strathclyde / Games @ Caledonian • Dare to be Digital • e-Bug • Brand Bang! • david.farrell@gcu.ac.uk • @unthank
- 5. Dare to be Digital
- 15. Game Interface? • Menus • Hud • Data (abstracted?) • Interaction
- 16. ‘main’ menus
- 19. in-game menus
- 23. “any transparent display that presents data without requiring the user to look away from his or her usual viewpoint.” Wikipedia article on Heads Up Display, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-up_display, 2009
- 28. data communication and abstraction
- 33. interaction
- 36. Design?
- 37. “Design is the process by which a designer creates a context to be encountered by a participant, from which meaning emerges.” Salen and Zimmerman, Rules of Play, page 41, SAGE Publications, 2004
- 38. These make sense. The design says “push me”.
- 39. This make sense. The handle (and all that text) says “pull me”.
- 40. But what the heck do you do here? For a bonus point: Have you seen this design mistake on campus?
- 41. Is this good design?
- 42. Is this good design?
- 43. Design is used to communicate with the player.
- 44. This game has many many many combos... ...but did anyone learn them?
- 45. So what next?
- 46. Lectures • data visulisation • communication with the player • menu design and flow • semiotics
- 47. Tutorials • play games • find examples of learning outcomes • discuss how to improve • practice designing interfaces • ‘paper’ prototyping
- 48. Labs • Learn how to use Adobe Flash CS3 to create interfaces • Learn Actionscript 3 basics • Learn how to combine the two to create script driven interfaces.
- 49. Contact • david.farrell@gcu.ac.uk • http://www.comu346.com • What do you want? • @comu346 • If you want to meet in person: • H014a